Re: FilZip 3.06

de techultra 07/01/2006 10:44

Mike Dee wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:23:19 -0700, techultra wrote:
>
> > FilZip it's FREEWARE. It doesn't cost you anything! You can use Filzip
> > for free in private, educational, non-profit and commercial
> > environments.
>
> There will be a new licensing scheme for the next release of Filzip as
> displayed under the English "News" section of the Filzip home page:
>
> http://www.filzip.com/en/index.html
>
> ---<Filzip News>
>
> June 12th, 2006 - Filzip's new licensing scheme Don't worry. Filzip will
> stay free :), you decide! I have been thinking about this for a while, and
> I decided I will try a new licensing scheme. I did not have the spare time
> to work on Filzip as much as I wanted to for the last years. I have
> received a lot of emails containing reqquests for new features that some
> of you want to have, and most of the time I could not even answer the
> emails, not to mention implementing these requests. Filzip fell behind its
> competitors and bugs did not get fixed. As I do have to make money to live
> off, I have to work alongside my studies of computer science, which leaves
> me with few spare time, and I do have a life beside my work.
>
> So I will try this license experiment. The next major release of Filzip
> will be available under two licenses. There will be a free of charge
> version as it has been so far. Additionaly, there will be a second version
> of the license, that I charge you for, if decide so. Paying the fee will
> be completly optional, and there will be no nagging dialogs of anything,
> just a notice during install and perhaps a 'Purchase a paid license' menu
> item. Also, the features of the two versions will be exactly the same. If
> this experiment works out, I might offer additional support if you
> purchased such a Filzip version.
>
> I would really appreciate your comment on my plans concerning this idea.
> Please mail me your opinion on this:
>
> philipp.engel@filzip.com
>
> ---</Filzip news>
>
> --
> dee

I'm using FilZip 3.06 right now and is FREE , no nag screens no ads or
anything else.